Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Aspull Church Primary School

4–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/MethodistReligious character
106518URN

Bolton Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

62 applications for 30 places · 43rd of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
10 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Wigan median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

62 applications · 30 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 3.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.2; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 1.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.4; Wigan median median 2.4

This school
Wigan median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	62	2.1	22	0.73
Sep 2025	30	77	2.6	38	1.27
Sep 2024	30	67	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2023	23	68	3.0	22	0.96
Sep 2022	29	71	2.5	24	0.83
Sep 2021	28	61	2.2	22	0.79
Sep 2020	30	61	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	65	2.2	40	1.33
Sep 2017	29	67	2.3	34	1.17
Sep 2016	29	55	1.9	28	0.97
Sep 2015	29	53	1.8	24	0.83
Sep 2014	25	59	2.4	24	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 84% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%23rd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wigan median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	13%	106	107
2023/24	73%	20%	108	108
2022/23	74%	16%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Aspull Church Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
0.4 km · Wigan

Remains Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
1.7 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Blackrod Primary School
2.1 km · Bolton

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
2.3 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
2.9 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
3.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Ince CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106518 · 359/3426
Religious character: Church of England/Methodist
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 13.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bolton Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1QT
Local authority: Wigan

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources